Why do the eyes of painted portraits seem to follow you around?

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“From second-rate horror films to episodes of Scooby-Doo, ominous paintings whose staring eyes follow a character around the room, no matter where they go, have been used to spooky effect. But now a team of scientists believe they have solved the mystery of how they do it.”












More here from The Guardian, and here from Discovery.